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By: Tre Bailey
Week Two has come and gone and week three is now upon us, the excitement of college football is in full effect and as far as the honeymoon phase, well if you get tired of football I recommend you lose your cable subscription until February. As far as my loyal fans out there; sit tight, grab your popcorn, and enjoy the ride.
Weekly Recap
Week two did not disappoint me what so ever as there were some absolutely amazing matchups last Saturday. Starting with my game of the night Oregon v. Michigan St, and as I so rightfully called the Spartans shut down that good ole Oregon playoff dream early on this time around. With a bitter taste from last season’s defeat Michigan State was able to pull off a thrilling 38-31 Victory. As a Buckeye fan I am disappointed in Oregon, but at least those squawking duck fans can stay silent for the time being. Talk about thrillers how about that Oklahoma V. Tennessee matchup, Volvs…… I am astonished, disappointed, saddened, whatever negative adjective you would like to place to express my negativity towards how you guys handled the end of that game. I mean you guys lost in 2OT meaning you had more than a snowballs chance in an oven to win… but no you decided to blow the game long lead being outscored 28-7 between the fourth quarter and both overtimes. Oh well it’s in the past, I still have high hopes for your run in the SEC as far as OU goes way to rally and win.
AUBURN what in the world was going on, you could only win by 7 to an FCS school, not to take anything away from the Jacksonville state but seeing how the SEC is supposed to be the “Power conference” and they could only win by a whopping 7 points worries me. It’s not like its Vandy out there, or even Kentucky, its Auburn get it together War Eagle and take it to LSU this weekend. Now while we are on the SEC subject let me just get this out there and anyone is free to comment on this topic. The SEC is no longer the strongest Conference in the NCAA, as I mention Auburns abysmal performance against Jacksonville State I have to bring up Arkansas, I mean not only did they lose they lost to Toledo. These are the cupcake games you schedule to give your walk-on athletes a chance to play before they all redshirt before conference play. Now if you can’t handle these games you are in for a long…. And I mean LONG season razorbacks. Again I do not knock smaller programs and a special shout out to Appalachian St giving it to Michigan some years ago. Oh and only a 7 point win for Mizzou as well….. But the SEC is “the best conference”. Any who back on topic, Mississippi State almost pulled it out losing 21-19 to LSU while almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades; this is a sign for Both Miss St and LSU. For Miss St it shows that they will compete until the last whistle blows which is what you like to see from a young football team right? As far as LSU well you aren’t going to win the game only throwing the ball 14 times. Going to have to open up that playbook coach, it’s only a matter of time before Fournette can’t carry the team anymore. As Far as the other games from the weekend no other top 25 team had a really tough match up but I will highlight the top 3 unranked games of the week.
Under Card games of the week
College football lives beyond the top 25 so here are my top 3 unraked matchups of the week
WKU V. LA Tech what a game it was a 48-31 victory for the Hilltoppers didn’t come easy as the bulldogs made a 4th quarter push to climb to victory With 1,169 yards of combined offense you could say defense wasn’t much of a factor, on the other hand the score line was only a difference of 3 so you can’t sleep on well coached offense. Both Quarterbacks played fantastic games with Ex-Florida QB Jeff Driskell going 28-48 with 357 yards for the bulldogs and Brandon Daughty having a HUGE night going 28-38 with 441 yards. Expect big numbers from both of these boys this year.
Michigan V. Oregon St while Michigan pretty much blew the beavers out of the water the reason I choose this game all bias set aside is for the simple fact that Jim Harbaugh won his first game as a Michigan Wolverine in convincing fashion. After a tough week one match up he was able to rally his troops and put together a full 4 quarters. Well done coach well done.
Lastly Kentucky V. South Carolina. A strong 2-0 start for Kentucky this year doesn’t say much to your average run of the mill program. But for Kentucky all of those years of feeding off of recruits who want to go to the school to see amazing basketball has payed off. It seems as if they are onto something this year, while it may be too early to tell and 2 point victory isn’t much to levy on think of it this way. It’s a conference victory and Kentucky has been know not to be all that good in conference play.
What to Watch For
As this weekend doesn’t present too much of a wow factor for matchups there are some games that you may want to catch
Auburn V. LSU this will be a test of will, with auburn dropping 12 spots in the rankings this past week due to their poor performance, they look to rebound against a not so strong LSU team. While the Defense is fine LSU has no type of dynamic offense. With a chip on their shoulder this week expect to see Auburn come out on top.
Georgia Tech V. Notre Dame a real first test for ND, the Irish look to continue as that one independent school who reigns supreme. While the classic triple option offense is difficult to scheme against especially when you have a quarterback who can set his feet and let it fly look to see a valiant attempt for GA Tech take on the Irish, it’s a close one But Chip Kelley knows how to use his young QB so I’m giving this one to the luck of the Irish.
Ole Miss V. Alabama this will be a fantastic test for the rebels, if they can walk into Tuscaloosa and win I will respect them more than any organization behind Ohio State. With that being said I don’t believe their offense has it all the way figured out, While Cocker has looked somewhat decent under center this will be his first run at a true SEC defense. I would love to take Ole miss in this upset of the week and I will do just that.
Potential upset alert, USC V. Stanford. Now hear me out, although Stanford lost its season opener they found the offense they were looking for in a 31-7 victory against UCF. Now as I don’t expect Stanford to pull it off against this Stellar USC team keep your eyes open as the history of this game seems to play more than the game itself. Meaning this game tends to be a great game in recent times.
Last but definitely not least…. The independent team that is shocking the nation… UCLA V. BYU 2 consecutive weeks….. 2 times Tanner Mangum has heaved it deep in the waning seconds of the game and his prayers are answered. While one of those times was against a ranked Boise St squad I think his luck may have run out. I have been saying since week one how I’m a fan of Josh Rosen at UCLA and he has yet to disappoint me. He has done nothing but exceed expectations, and seeing help from his relentless defense. I expect UCLA to win but anything is possible.
As I leave you this week be sure to check out the highlight of the week. Tanner Magnum’s late game hail mary to seal a second consecutive victory. Including highlights from the entire game and what a game it was!
This Weeks Top 25 Rankings Provided by Associated Press
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | LAST WEEK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State (59) | 2-0 | 1523 | 1 |
| 2 | Alabama | 2-0 | 1423 | 2 |
| 3 | TCU | 2-0 | 1366 | 3 |
| 4 | Michigan State (2) | 2-0 | 1354 | 5 |
| 5 | Baylor | 2-0 | 1240 | 4 |
| 6 | USC | 2-0 | 1146 | 8 |
| 7 | Georgia | 2-0 | 1031 | 10 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 2-0 | 1012 | 9 |
| 9 | Florida State | 2-0 | 973 | 11 |
| 10 | UCLA | 2-0 | 928 | 13 |
| 11 | Clemson | 2-0 | 926 | 12 |
| 12 | Oregon | 1-1 | 833 | 7 |
| 13 | LSU | 1-0 | 787 | 14 |
| 14 | Georgia Tech | 2-0 | 716 | 15 |
| 15 | Mississippi | 2-0 | 713 | 17 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 2-0 | 705 | 19 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 2-0 | 703 | 16 |
| 18 | Auburn | 2-0 | 519 | 6 |
| 19 | BYU | 2-0 | 349 | NR |
| 20 | Arizona | 2-0 | 342 | 22 |
| 21 | Utah | 2-0 | 290 | 24 |
| 22 | Missouri | 2-0 | 264 | 21 |
| 23 | Northwestern | 2-0 | 170 | NR |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 1-1 | 158 | NR |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | 2-0 | 48 | NR |
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